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Objectives
Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, you should be able to:
Log into a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system Start X from a console Access the command line from X Change your password Understand the nature of root privileges Elevate your privileges Edit plain text files
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A typical Linux system will run six virtual consoles and one graphical console
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Server systems often have only virtual consoles Desktops and workstations typically have both
Switch among virtual consoles by typing: Ctrl-Alt-F[1-6] Access the graphical console by typing CtrlAlt-F7
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Look and behavior largely controlled by the desktop environment Two desktop environments provided by Red Hat:
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The X server must be pre-configured by the system administrator Log into a virtual console and run startx The X server appears on Ctrl-Alt-F7
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Change the password the first time you log in Change it regularly thereafter Select a password that is hard to guess
To change your password using GNOME, navigate to System->Preferences->About Me and then click Password. To change your password from a terminal: passwd
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The root
user
Also called the superuser root has near complete control over the system
) users'
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Changing Identities
Changing Identities
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Easy to learn, easy to use Not as feature-packed as some advanced editors gedit, a simple graphical editor vim, an advanced, full feature editor gvim, a graphical version of the vim editor
Other editors:
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End of Unit 2
End of Unit 2
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